Student-Athlete Development | 4/25/2024 9:43:00 AM

April 25, 2024-Emporia State inducted 49 student-athletes into the Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society during a ceremony on Monday, April 22. The national non-profit organization recognizes athletes who excel both on and off the field of competition.
 
Student-athletes must have achieved the rank of junior or senior, attended Emporia State for two or more semesters, achieved a 3.4 cumulative GPA or higher and earned a varsity letter.
 
"As the National Athletic Honor Society, Chi Alpha Sigma is a way to recognize our student-athletes off the court, field, or track. The 49 student-athletes that we will be inducting into Chi Alpha Sigma have proven that they are just as competitive in the classroom as they are during athletic competitions," said Emporia State Faculty Athletic Representative Terri Summey.  "As the liaison between athletics and academics, I am extremely proud of these students and their achievements in the classroom along with their achievements in academics. The DII mantra is "Life in the Balance" and the academic success of our student-athletes show that for them they are students first."
 
At the conclusion of the induction ceremony Mason Bina, Kamon Haydock and Catherine Lyon were named the officers for next year.
 
The mission and objectives of Chi Alpha Sigma are to encourage and reward high academic scholarship of college athletes at four-year accredited colleges and universities; to recognize outstanding academic achievement by intercollegiate varsity letter winners; to encourage good citizenship, moral character and friendship among the high academic achievers in college athletics; to recognize and honor the individual athlete, his/her team, sport, athletic department, and college or university; to mentor and to provide leadership to other athletes.
 
The honor society was founded in 1996 by then DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis. His goal was to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime.

The ceremony is available as a free to view event on the MIAA Network.
 
2024 Inductees

Carl Adams	Football
Ty Anderson	Men's Track and Field
Abby Bachman	Soccer
Cade Barton	Baseball
Hayden Baumwart	Baseball
Mason Bina	Women's Track and Field / Cross-Country
Graham Brunner	Baseball
Zuzanna Buchnajzer	Volleyball
Jake Bucovetsky	Baseball
Tyler DeBey	Men's Track and Field
Caydence Doebele	Volleyball
Haley Garnett	Softball
Angelina Gnezdilova	Women's Tennis
Will Hann	Baseball
Kamon Haydock	Men's Track and Field / Cross-Country
Aiden Hicks	Men's Track and Field
Ethan Hildebrand	Men's Basketball
Kelly Hipsher	Softball
Katie Horyna	Women's Basketball
Kiera Knoflicek	Women's Tennis
Cade Kohlmeier	Disc Golf
Caleb Liermann	Men's Track and Field / Cross-Country
Corbin Liermann	Men's Track and Field / Cross-Country
Hadlie Lowe	Soccer
Catherine Lyon	Women's Track and Field / Cross-Country
PJ Mitchell Johnson	Men's Basketball
Renee Nichol	Women's Track and Field
Kyra Ohl	Women's Track and Field
Anastasia Pesic	Women's Tennis
Gracie Rabe	Softball
TJ Racherbaumer	Baseball
Andrew Rantz	Baseball
Abigael Reid	Women's Track and Field
Brogan Renfro	Men's Track and Field
Andrea Santiago Sanchez	Women's Tennis
Anton Sarunic	Men's Tennis
Ryan Sauter	Baseball
Emma Seidl	Women's Track and Field
Coby Smith	Men's Track and Field
Macy Smith	Women's Basketball
Ainslee Stepp	Volleyball
Paige Stranghoner	Women's Tennis
Caden Stucky	Disc Golf
Mason Sturdy	Baseball
Isaac Tarango	Men's Track and Field
Jayda VanAckeren	Softball